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Chapter 13 - The Cold War

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This type of government is ran by the people.
a)
Socialism
b)
Communism
c)
Democracy
d)
Government
2.
This is a type of government where the government has complete control of the country. 
a)
Communism
b)
Socialism
c)
Democracy
d)
Government
3.
In 1946, Winston Churchill used the term “Iron Curtain "when describing conditions in Europe. What did he mean by this term?
a)
•European nations needed to build more factories
b)
•Peace had finally spread throughout the countries of Europe.
c)
•The militaries of Western Europe were becoming too powerful.
d)
•There was a division between the communist Eastern Europe and Western Europe. 
4.

How did the US respond to the blockade on Western Berlin? This was when we could not get any supplies to this area. 

a)

Berlin Airlift

b)

Iron Curtain

c)

Air attack

d)

Berlin Wall

5.
Was the Cold War an actual war?
a)
Yes
b)
No
6.
The Cold War was mostly a competition between
the United States and
a)
Great Britian
b)
Korea
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Germany
7.
What did Americans fear most about the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
The Soviets invading Cuba
b)
The spread of communism
c)
A nuclear war
d)
WWIII
8.
Who were the leaders of the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
John F Kennedy & Nikita Khrushchev
b)
Nixon & Stalin
c)
John F. Kennedy & Mussolini
d)
Truman & Nikita Khrushchev
9.

Who was the dictator leader of the Soviet Union during the beginning of the Cold War?

a)

Dwight Eisenhower

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Joseph Stalin

10.

What is the name for a race between two nations to build bigger weapons?

a)

economic race

b)

arms race

c)

peace race

d)

space race

11.

What was the race between nations to gain advantages in space research?

a)

economic race

b)

space race

c)

arms race

d)

territory race

12.

What city was the capital of Germany and was split between east and west powers after World War II?

a)

Berlin

b)

Warsaw

c)

London

d)

Paris

13.

What was the name for the concrete wall that divided East and West Berlin beginning in 1961?

a)

Iron Curtain

b)

NATO Wall

c)

Berlin Wall

d)

German Wall

14.

Which political leader made this statement? "History is on our side. We will bury you!"

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Nikita Khruschev

c)

Fidel Castro

d)

Joseph Stalin

15.

What happened after Nikita Khruschev threatened the United States?

a)

The Soviet Union launch missiles from Cuba into the United States.

b)

There was a space race, both countries launched satellites into space.

c)

There was an arms race, both countries stockpiled weapons.

d)

The United States sent troops to the Soviet Union.

16.

What happened as a result of the Cuban Missile Crisis? CHOOSE TWO

a)

Communism spread into the United States

b)

Nuclear weapons were banned worldwide.

c)

A direct phone line was set up between Washington, DC and Moscow

d)

The US and the Soviet Union agreed to limit testing of nuclear weapons

e)

Cuban became allies with the US

17.

The Allied armies/countries controlled...

a)

West Germany

b)

East Germany

18.

The Soviet Union controlled

a)

West Germany

b)

East Germany

19.

Why did East Germany build the Berlin Wall?

a)

To keep people from East Germany from coming into West Germany

b)

To keep people from West Germany from coming into East Germany

c)

To keep enemies out of the country

d)

All of the above

20.

Where is the Berlin Wall located?

a)

Germany

b)

Soviet Union

c)

China

d)

USA